Fountain receptor



July 8, 1958 J. E. TRAYNOR 2,841,799

FOUNTAIN RECEPTOR Filed Dec. 30, 1954 IN V E NTO' R JOHN 5. 7/ 14 Y/VOAFig.3-

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FOUNTAIN RECEPTOR Application December 30, 1954, Serial No. 478,822

3 Claims. (Cl. 4-187) The present invention relates to an improvedfountain of the deck type wherein two plumbing fixtures are mounted inopposed offset relationship and the sink portion is provided with aledge about all but the front for maximum convenience and accessibility.

A multiude of different types of fountains have been developed, all witha view to providing readily accessible water source and drainage meanstherefor. The present invention is an improvement in this field and thereceptor thereof is particularly advantageous in that a wide ledge aboutthree sides of the sink bowl provides maximum protection from splashingand a vertical front sink wall provides maximum accessibility to thefountain for users thereof. The wide receptor ledge about the two sidesand back of the bowl also provides a base for the mounting of plumbingfixtures and optimum fixture placement includes a fixture on each sideof the bowl in offset relation with the fixture closest to the sinkfront being of the drinking or fountain type and the other fixture beingof the pantry type, for example.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fountain having arectangular receptor with a horizontal ledge about the back and twosides and a substantially vertical front.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a fountain havinga rectangular receptor with a substantially horizontal ledge about theback and sides with a fixture on each side ledge in offset relation toeach other.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the followingdescription of the preferred form of the invention which is illustratedin the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification. It isto be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by thesaid drawing and description may be adopted within the scope of theinvention as set forth in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fountain and receptor.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the combination fountain andreceptor.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken at 3-3 of Figure 2.

Considering now the details of the invention and referring to thedrawings, there will be seen to be pro vided a receptor 11 of unitarystructure formed for example of cast iron with an enamel finish having arectangular bowl 12 with outwardly tapering or flaring sides. The bowl12 has a central drain aperture in the bottom thereof with a grid sinkstrainer 13 mounted therein and a depending flange 14 thereabout beneaththe bowl bottom for attachment of drain connections 16 thereto. Arelatively wide and substantially horizontal ledge 17 extends aboutthree sides of the bowl 12 outwardly from the upper edges thereof andformed integrally therewith. This ledge 17 extends across the back wall18 and end ice walls 19 and 20 of the bowl with the front wall 21 havingno ledge adjacent same and the ledge may slope gently toward the bowlfor good drainage of water splashed thereon. The joinder of ledge andbowl walls is accomplished by a smooth curve as is the joinder of bowlWalls and bottom. There is additionally provided as integral portion ofthe receptor a flange 23 which has a rectangular configuration in planview and which extends outwardly from the ledge about the outer edgethereof and slightly above same with a low vertical wall 24 joining theledge and flange. At the front of the receptor 11 the flange 23 isjoined directly to the front wall 21 which extends upward further thanthe back and end walls for this purpose. The flange 23 has rounded innercorners and is curved into the low vertical connecting Wall 24 as is theledge 17. Also, the flange has a relatively narrow width, particularlyas compared to the ledge 17, for the flange serves the function of amounting extension whereby the receptor may be readily mounted. Aclamping ring 26 is disposed about the flange 24 for attaching thereceptor to a drain board or the like and this ring 26 may comprise aconventional Hudee ring with a T-shaped cross section and an innerprojecting bottom on the T whereby a mating lug (not shown) extendsthereover and by means of a bolt threaded in the lug and bearing on theunder surface of the flange pivots about the bottom of the T to clamp adrain board or the like with the outer T arm over the board and theinner T arm over the receptor flange. This or other conventionalmounting systems may be employed to mount the receptor and as same formsno part of this invention no illustration or detailed descriptionthereof is included herein.

The above described receptor 11 is adapted to carry a pair of plumbingfixtures draining into the receptor and operating to provide water tousers of the invention. Although any desired types of fixtures may beemployed, there is illustrated as a practical combination for use in aschool classroom, for example, a pantry faucet 31 and a drinkingfountain 32 mounted upon the receptor. The pantry faucet 31 is mountedat the rear of the ledge above the left side Wall 19 of the bowl 12 andmay include a valve 33 having a pipe 34 extending from the bottomthereof through an aperture in the ledge 17 in clamping relation to theledge and a conical spacer 36 about the pipe 34 between the valve properand the upper surface of the ledge 17. A gooseneek pipe 37 is secured tothe top or outlet end of the valve 33 and extends over the receptor bowlso that with the pipe 34 connected to a suitable water supply, openingof the valve by means of the handle provided therefor causes water toflow from the gooseneek and to fall therefrom downward into whatevercontainer may be placed thereunder for filling. The provision of thewide ledge 17 about the receptor bowl 12 in the vicinity of the firstfixture 31 prevents splashing of water out of the bowl when the fixture31 is employed to direct a stream of water upon an object .heldthereunder or upon the receptor bowl bottom. The other fixture 32, shownas a drinking fountain, is mounted in offset opposing relation to thefirst fixture 31 upon the ledge 17 above the receptor bowl side wall 20adjacent the front end thereof. The fixtures 31 and 32 are thus mountedupon opposite sides of the receptor bowl 12 and are offset in therespect that the first fixture on the left ledge is disposed near therear of the bowl and the second fixture on the right is disposed nearthe front of the bowl. The drinking fountain 32 may be conventional inhaving a valve 38 with an apertured ball 39 connected to the outletthereof with a guard over the ball and the latter oriented to emit astream of water from the aperture therein generally upward and acrossthe receptor Patented July 8; 1958 bowl. A pipe 41 connected to thevalve inlet extends through an aperture in the receptor bowl ledge andis clamped to the ledge to fix the fountain position, with this pipebeing adapted for connection to a suitable water supply. A conicalspacer 42 about the pipe 41 above the ledge positions the fountain indesired position. Operation of the fountain valve 38 to pass watertherethrough causes the fountain head to emit a stream of water from theball 39 thereof and this stream arches upwards and toward the left sideof the receptor bowl from the right side thereof to fall ifuninterrupted adjacent the bowl center and ahead of the first fixture31. Ample room is thus provided between the two fixtures for one mayreadily lean over the receptor and drink from the fountain fixture 32without contacting the first fixture because the latter is displacedrearwardly on the receptor.

There may of course be used other combinations of fixtures to completethe unit and a certain leeway is allowed in the disposition of thefixtures for the ledge aper tures need not be fixed as no built inbosses are provided, the conical spacers described above taking theplace of same. Also a cover may be placed over the fixture opening inone side of the ledge or the ledge not drilled for an opening if it isdesired to use only one plumbing fixture with the unit.

I claim:

1. A fountain receptor comprising a substantially rectangular bowlhaving a bottom wall, a back wall, a front wall and opposed end walls, awide planar ledge extending horizontally outwardly from the upper edgeof said back and end walls, a drinking fountain mounted on a portion ofsaid ledge extending outwardly from one of said end walls and positionedadjacent said front wall, and a faucet fixture having its dischargeopening directed gen- '4 erally towards said bottom wall mounted on aportion of said ledge extending outwardly from the other of said endwalls and positioned adjacent said rear wall.

2. A fountain receptor comprising a substantially rectangular bowlhaving a bottom wall provided with a drain opening, a back wall, a frontwall and opposed end walls, a generally horizontal fixture mountingledge extending outwardly from each of said end Walls, a drinkingfountain mounted on one of said ledges adjacent said front wall, and afaucet having its discharge opening directed generally towards saidbottom wall mounted on the other of said ledges adjacent said rear wall.

3. A fountain receptor comprising a substantially rectangularbowl havinga bottom wall, a back wall, a front wall and opposed end walls, a wideplanar ledge extending horizontally outwardly from the upper edge ofsaid back and end walls, a drinking fountain mounted on a portion ofsaid ledge extending outwardly from one of said end walls and positionedadjacent said front wall, and a faucet fixture having its dischargeopening directed generally towards said bottom wall mounted on theportion of said ledge adjacent the juncture of the back wall and theother of said end walls.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,468,565 Guth Sept. 18, 1923 2,146,939 Coordes Feb. 14, 1939 2,498,502OBrien Feb. 21, 1950 2,641,519 McMahon June 9, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS1,018,032 France Oct. 8, 1952

